Ijaz Kakakhel Islamabad
Senator Shibli Faraz of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf came down hard on the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N on Friday, stating that a wave of fascism had swept the country due to the incumbent government’s undemocratic tactics.
During a Senate session chaired by Deputy Chairman Syedaal Khan Nasar, the PTI leader spoke about the recent arrests of party leaders and a raid on party’s central office in Islamabad.
He denounced these actions and demanded immediate release of his colleagues. Faraz said that despite the government’s attempts to suppress the PTI politically, the party’s popularity remains strong. He warned the ruling PML-N against using undemocratic tactics.
His statements come after the Islamabad police and local authorities demolished a part of PTI’s central secretariat building in Islamabad late last night, before sealing the premises for allegedly violating building bylaws. Subsequently, the PTI approached the Islamabad police chief against 35 officials who raided the office, stating that the action was taken in the presence of a United Nations delegation. Speaking about last night’s action on the PTI office,
Faraz claimed that along with the demolition, party workers were baton-charged and head of party’s Islamabad chapter, Amir Mughal, was arrested.
